Water Resources of Pakistan MCQs 3

Chashma Barrage was built in 1971 on river:

(a) Jhelum

(b) Beas

(c) Indus-✔️

(d) Sutlej

The main purpose of Chashma Barrage is:

(a) Hydro power generating

(b) Irrigation of land-✔️

(c) Controlling water logging and salinity problem

(d) Providing water to the Tarbela Lake

The live water storage capacity of this Barrage is:

(a) 0.61 MAF-✔️

(b) 1.7 MAF

(c) 2.2 MAF

(d) 2.9 MAF

Warsak Dam was built in 1960 on river:

(a) Indus

(b) Jhelum

(c) Dasht

(d) Kabul-✔️

The storage of water capacity of Warsak Dam is around:

(a) 0.04 MAF-✔️

(b) 0.06 MAF

(c) 1.2 MAF

(d) 0.09 MAF

The power generating capacity of Warsak Dam is:

(a) 170 MW

(b) 280 MW

(c) 240 MW-✔️

(d) 200 MW

Baran Dam in Pakistan was built in 1962 on river:

(a) Hingol

(b) Kurram-✔️

(c) Kabul

(d) Zoab

The hydropower generating capacity of Baran Dam (NWFP) is:

(a) 2 MW

(c) 4 MW

(b) 3 MW-✔️

(d) 5 MW

The water storage capacity of Baran Dam is;

(a) 0.03 MAF-✔️

(b) 0.09 MAF

(c) 0.07 MAF

(d) 0.05 MAF

Hub Dam on River Hub was constructed in:

(a) 1968

(b) 1975

(c) 1983-✔️

(d) 1988